Should the vote fail, Germany could be headed to an unprecedented new election. Many grassroots members of the centre-left SPD are sceptical about another tie-up with the conservatives after serving in a similar coalition in 2013-17. The rejection of Mr Schulz, 62, completes his fall from grace. Elected as leader of his party with 100% of the v...

A Spirit airlines spokesperson did acknowledge the airline had originally told Aldecosea that she could bring her pet hamster on board, but that it had been a mistake and they informed her shortly thereafter that the airline didn't allow hamsters.

Tronc plans to use the $500 million it will receive to repay the company's outstanding debt, in addition to reducing its pension liabilities and bolstering its cash position. The publishing unit, later named Tronc, had to pay a $275 million dividend to its broadcast parent company. Tronc had $185 million in cash at the end of the third quarter.

In addition to shutting down the television stations, the government briefly detained three opposition politicians who took part in Odinga's symbolic swearing-in ceremony this week. Odinga's supporters protested against the charges, blocking roads and clashing with police in the western city of Kisumu, a Reuters witness said. They had wanted wa...

So far he was one of governors of central Bank of United States and officially takes over front to replace Janet Yellen with markets under pressure for fear that it is obliged to withdraw monetary stimulus faster than anticipated. "Today, unemployment is low, the economy is growing, and inflation is low". "If the Fed raises (the) rate sufficien...

On Wall Street, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 369.84 points, or 1.41 percent, to 25,816.87, the S&P 500 lost 29.33 points, or 1.04 percent, to 2,792.65 and the Nasdaq Composite dropped 62.58 points, or 0.85 percent, to 7,323.28.

What are the main benchmarks doing? The Dow Jones Industrial Average . DJI rose 37.32 points, or 0.14 percent, to 26,186.71, the S&P 500 . SPX lost 1.83 points, or 0.06 percent, to 2,821.98 and the Nasdaq Composite . Fears of higher inflation are sparking the sharp rise in bond rates this year. The technology sector's 0.50 per cent drop w...

The net interest margin (NIM) was 3.14%, remained steady as compared to the year ago period. The provisions were largely towards bad loans. The domestic net interest margin was 3.53% and the overall net interest margin was 3.14% in the third quarter, the bank said.

Under the BBC's new pay structure, staff will not be able to learn the exact salary of colleagues but will find out how their pay compares to those who hold the same job. The NUJ's evidence to the committee quotes Samira Ahmed, the BBC Radio 4 arts presenter, describing the feeling of being paid much less for the same work for years "as thoug...

Other equities research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. Melvin Capital Management Lp acquired 86,700 shares as Wynn Resorts Ltd (Call) ( WYNN)'s stock rose 26.92%. Following the sale, the director now owns 19,162 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $2,907,641.88. The transaction was discl...

While the UK's FTSE 100 Index tumbled by 1.1%, the German DAX Index and the French CAC 40 Index dropped by 1% and 0.9%, respectively. UnitedHealth Group lost $10.76, or 4.3 percent, to $236.65. But some investors speculated that the growing strength in the USA economy and labor market could prompt the central bank to perhaps forecast an extra rat...

Results from 98.74 percent of voting districts showed Zeman won 51.64 percent of the vote to 48.35 percent for challenger Jiri Drahos, who conceded defeat before all ballots were counted. Voting has ended in the runoff of the Czech Republic's presidential election , and early results show the anti-migrant incumbent taking a lead. Zeman won the f...

It added support for the digital currency so that merchants who use Stripe could accept bitcoin for payments. Even as companies gravitate toward cryptocurrency, one of the earliest bitcoin supporters has elected to sever ties with the digital currency.

If you're looking for evidence that the iPhone X has been a failure for Apple , you'll need to look at something other than Ming-Chi Kuo's report . While the iPhone X does sport a 5.8-inch display, its actual surface area is less when compared to the 5.5-inch iPhone 8 Plus. It was released to mark the 10th anniversary of the first iPhone an...

Sceptics have dubbed the latest phase of the bull market a "melt-up", with USA shares continuing to rise despite looking overpriced by traditional yardsticks, and warn it could be a last hurrah before a downward correction or crash. Citigroup rose 1.05 percent ahead of its earnings. Merck surged more than 7 percent after early results from a...

Zuckerberg said the company will prioritize news from "trusted sources" and it will determine which outlets qualify by asking people in its ongoing surveys whether they're familiar with a news source, and if so, whether they trust that source.

The buses suffered window damage, perhaps from a BB gun or rocks, Montiel said. Apple is now reportedly rerouting its employee buses as a result of the incident, a move that will add a significant amount of time to workers' commutes. "It could be Google, Apple or any other company", he said. The attacks have forced Apple's shuttle off the highw...

On Twitter he wrote: "Being held at Iceland Keflavik airport because I had no baggage put all the clothes on and they still won't let me on". After being released from the police, he attempted to return to England, this time on an EasyJet flight.

Bernstein, home for winter break, disappeared late at night on January 2 and was found a week later in a shallow grave along the perimeter of Borrego Park in Lake Forest, near where his parents live. Woodward was arrested on suspicion of homicide after investigators received DNA test results that matched his blood to the scene. Upon news of Samue...

The company says XRP remains the most efficient digital asset for payments with transaction fees at just fractions of a penny, compared to Bitcoin fees of about $30 per transaction. Ripple is at the forefront of blockchain technology and we look forward to piloting xRapid . The ability to send money globally in real time has caught fire in ...

Ripple , the white-hot cryptocurrency that has more than doubled in the past week, fell as much as 39 percent from the all-high reached yesterday. Ripple last week surpassed ether as the world's second-most valuable cryptocurrency after bitcoin.

Most recently, traders and oil market observers are waiting to see whether President Donald Trump on Wednesday extends US sanctions relief to Iran as part of the 2015 worldwide agreement to curb the Islamic Republic's nuclear program. "U.S. crude oil production is forecast to average 10.3 million b/d in 2018, which would mark the highest annual ave...

Damore was sacked five months ago after writing a 3,000-word memo that included the sentence: "I'm simply stating that the distribution of preferences and abilities of men and women differ in part due to biological causes and that these differences may explain why we don't see equal representation of women in tech and leadership".

The action camera company said today that demand over the 2017 holiday period proved less impressive than GoPro had expected , and that it would be forced to shed staff as a result. "Despite significant marketing support, we found consumers were reluctant to purchase HERO5 Black at the same price it launched at one year earlier".

The security vulnerabilities apply to all modern computer processors and affect almost all computers and smartphones, leaving tech companies scrambling to find a fix . "We proceed to create and test encourage alleviations for these issues and will discharge them in up and coming updates of iOS, macOS, tvOS, and watchOS", the article states.